Pukayuq

Mountain in Peru
Pukayuq is located in Peru
Pukayuq
Pukayuq
Peru
Highest pointElevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]Coordinates13°45′20″S 70°57′31″W / 13.75556°S 70.95861°W / -13.75556; -70.95861NamingLanguage of nameQuechuaGeographyLocationPeru, Cusco Region, Quispicanchi ProvinceParent rangeAndes, Willkanuta

Pukayuq (Quechua puka red, -yuq a suffix,[2] "the one with red color", hispanicized spelling Pucayoc) is a mountain in the Willkanuta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, Marcapata District. Pukayuq lies south of Q'illu Wallayuq, northeast of Wila Jaqhi and Yayamari and southeast of Yana Urqu.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchi Province 2 (Cusco Region)
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.


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